Aircraft
By: by Steve Parker ; illustrated by Alex Pang
Contributors: Pang, Alex
Series: How it works; How it works (Miles Kelly)
Publisher: Miles Kelly
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Great Bardfield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781848101630; 9781848103443
Subjects: Airplanes; Juvenile literature; History; Aeronautics; Flight
Description: Describes the inner workings of 15 aircraft, including the technology of each component, how planes stay airborne, and the history and future of individual craft. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hot-air balloon; title: Hang-glider; title: Sailplane; title: Wright flyer; title: Cessna 172 Skyhawk; title: Sopwith Camel; title: Ryan NYP Spirit of St Louis; title: Supermarine Spitfire; title: Short Sunderland S.25; title: Harrier Jump Jet; title: Lockheed C-130 Hercules; title: Northrop B-2 Spirit Bomber; title: Airbus A380; title: F-35B Lightning; title: Boeing CH-46 Chinook.